As if Iraq were not enough
Sep. 13th, 2007 10:17 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
lurkittyRussia has tested the "father of all bombs", touting it as the world's most powerful non-nuclear weapon.
The air-delivered vacuum bomb was tested on Sept. 11 and appears to be a response to the US "mother of all bombs" or Massive Ordinance Air Blast Bomb, tested last March. Russia's bomb, while technically carrying less explosive, is said to be more efficient, having a blast radius of twice that of MOAB and an epicenter temperature twice as high.
According to Bloomberg, The Russian Defense Ministry stated, "Russia isn't unleashing a new arms race," however last month, President Putin ended a 15-year suspension of strategic, long-range bomber patrols.
The air-delivered vacuum bomb was tested on Sept. 11 and appears to be a response to the US "mother of all bombs" or Massive Ordinance Air Blast Bomb, tested last March. Russia's bomb, while technically carrying less explosive, is said to be more efficient, having a blast radius of twice that of MOAB and an epicenter temperature twice as high.
According to Bloomberg, The Russian Defense Ministry stated, "Russia isn't unleashing a new arms race," however last month, President Putin ended a 15-year suspension of strategic, long-range bomber patrols.
